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南

N5

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • south

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ナン
  • ナ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • みなみ
Strokes
9
JLPT Level
N5
Frequency
#165
School Grade
Grade 2
Radical
十#24 · ten

Components

Common Words

  • 南緯なんいNounsouthern latitude
  • 南海なんかいNounsouthern sea
  • 南極なんきょくNounSouth Pole
  • 南口みなみぐちNounsouth entrance, south exit
  • 南蛮なんばんNounsouthern barbarians (name used in ancient China for non-Chinese ethnic groups to the south)
  • 南部なんぶNounsouthern part, the south (of a region)
  • 南米なんべいNounSouth America
  • 南方なんぽうNounthe south, southward, southern direction

Practice in Kanjiru

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